Talk:Shaun Alexander
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Are the terms "dominating force" and "blistering" really NPOV? 172.161.56.164 06:19, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Agree, it is not. Be bold and change it. :-) --J. Nguyen 01:45, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
Aey yeah ...he wrote some childrens books might want to mention that. Jigsaw Jimmy 02:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Picture
I think a picture of Shaun is nessary... -Johnny-Who? 05:26, 28 July 2006 (UTC)--Johnny-Who? 05:26, 28 July 2006 (UTC)--
[edit] Madden picture - Fair Use?
Wikipedia:Fair use says, "Cover art from various items, for identification and critical commentary (not for identification without critical commentary)." If I'm not misinterpreting this, that means that the Madden cover art can only be used in an article about Madden. I don't think its current use is allowed. -Elmer Clark 08:42, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
- Whoops, forget it, I now see that it's used in the section about his appearance on the game. D'oh. -Elmer Clark 08:44, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes it must be removed.Mezlo 02:19, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- This was all handled before. The article discusses the game cover in the article as it pertains to the "Madden Curse". This is fair use. See the Billy Ripken for an example - the baseball card is fair use (same as here). I'm going to revert. Otduff 19:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- The Ripken image is a copyright violation - It's claimed to be promotional, yet almost all baseball cards are licensed by the MLB and thus cannot be used without proper consent. While the Madden 07 image was originally uploaded on WP to depict the cover of the game in question, it may not be used to depict Alexander. The image is not needed since the text is enough to describe Alexander's presence on the cover. Unless someone wants to alter the fair-use rationale of the image, it's current licence does not allow it to be used on Wikipedia. This why mundane Magazine covers are also forbidden to be used in WP article for the sake of decoration. -- ShadowJester07 ►Talk 23:30, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- Well, Wikipedia doesnt seem to agree with you that the Billy Ripken image is a copyright violation. In fact, Wikipedia:Fair use specifically says "A sports card image is a legitimate fair use if it is used only to illustrate the article (or an article section) whose topic is the card itself; see the Billy Ripken article". As for the cover of Madden here, the same article also says "Cover art from various items, for identification and critical commentary (not for identification without critical commentary)". Since the commentary here involves the Madden Curse and is specific to this cover with Alexander's picture on the cover, this seems obvious this is not a fair use issue. Again, this was settled back in August and hasnt been brought up since for a reason. At least that is my take - if others disagree, feel free to edit according to the consensus view. Otduff 23:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- The Baseball Card claim is listed under the "Counterexamples's" section of the WP:FU page. As for this article, I think there may be a violation with number 4 - but, however, the Game is mentioned (as you stated). -- ShadowJester07 ►Talk 06:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
- The Ripken image is a copyright violation - It's claimed to be promotional, yet almost all baseball cards are licensed by the MLB and thus cannot be used without proper consent. While the Madden 07 image was originally uploaded on WP to depict the cover of the game in question, it may not be used to depict Alexander. The image is not needed since the text is enough to describe Alexander's presence on the cover. Unless someone wants to alter the fair-use rationale of the image, it's current licence does not allow it to be used on Wikipedia. This why mundane Magazine covers are also forbidden to be used in WP article for the sake of decoration. -- ShadowJester07 ►Talk 23:30, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
I see, I guess this is fair.Mezlo 18:37, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia Section
The Trivia Section needs proper citations. Simply saying "shaunalexander.org" is not enough. Until this issue is straightened out, I'm leaving a "Needs Citations Tag" --ShadowJester07 21:55, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
